"eventuate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪˈvɛntjuːeɪt/ [UK], /ɪˈvɛntʃuːeɪt/ [UK] Forms: eventuates [present, singular, third-person], eventuating [participle, present], eventuated [participle, past], eventuated [past]
Etymology: American English, from Latin ēventu(s) + -ate, perhaps modeled after actuate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|eventus|ēventu(s)}} Latin ēventu(s), {{suffix|en||ate}} + -ate, {{m|en|actuate}} actuate Head templates: {{en-verb}} eventuate (third-person singular simple present eventuates, present participle eventuating, simple past and past participle eventuated)
  1. (intransitive) To have a given result; to turn out (well, badly etc.); to result in. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: end up, result, turn out
    Sense id: en-eventuate-en-verb-Issvpbrj
  2. (intransitive) To happen as a result; to come about. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: come to pass, occur, transpire, happen
    Sense id: en-eventuate-en-verb-AnGfNGuG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 37 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: event

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